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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1965
Page
1
Bill Kelley promoted to manager of the Hamiota Branch after three years as Pierson Branch manager. He replaces Ivan Hickman who will oversee a newly opened East Kildonan Branch.
The Hamiota Horse Club held its fourth meeting of the year at Kasar Nabel at 2:00 p m with 21 members and 3 leaders attending. Members split into Western and English groups to drill and ride while reviewing horse parts gear and feeding. Membership fees were collected and the next meeting is set for December 19.
In season play Hamiota varsity girls beat Strathclair 37 22 as Glenda Kirk and Heather Murray led with six points each. Junior girls fell 17 15 to Birtle while the boys edged Birtle 24 23 behind Dan Clark and Les Rankin. Junior squad lost 37 27 to Birtle. Next games set for Friday and Tuesday with seniors vs juniors.
A Father and Son banquet at Chumah Hall on December 2 featured Barry P. Strickland M.L.A. Hamio ta as guest speaker. About 150 Scouts and Cubs attended with fathers and relatives while district officers and leaders organized the event.
The annual Children's Aid Society event in Hamiota featured the kindergarten and The Rice Crispies choir with Kenton male voices. Proceeds from concert and sale totaled 1306 dollars for the Children's Aid Society of Western Manitoba.
A blood donor clinic in the Miniota collegiate auditorium on Tuesday, November 6, registered 187 donors with 20 rejected for medical reasons and 167 bottles collected. A 13 member Red Cross staff plus 24 beds supported by Winnipeg headquarters equipment enables over 300 donors. Donors hailed from Arrow River Cran dal Elkhorn Decker Hamiota Isabella Manson McAuley McConnell Miniota Oakner Pope Reeder Virden Willen.
The Oak River Legion Chapter proposes a cenotaph to honor soldiers of two world wars. A committee will seek property access and a grant of one thousand dollars from the Blanshard Municipality Centennial Funds for erection by July 1 1966, with costs for landscaping.
Regular meeting held November 26 1965 at Shoal Lake with Inspector Funk present. Trustees Selby Fulton Reynolds Randell Rankin voted on minutes November 9 1965 and adopted. By law 7 1965 for a second temporary Strathclair classroom read passed and sealed. Financial Statement 11 1965 approved. Purchases approved of two teacher desks and one chair for Strathclair and Hamio ta Collegiates. Meeting adjourned to December 7 1965.
The Hamiota Collegiate held its Sadie Hawkins Dance on Friday November 26 introducing a new closed system for the 65 66 school year. Invitations went to collegiates in the Birdtail River School Division and Oak River Collegiate with prizes awarded to Judy Routledge Earl Mathison for most original corsage Ronnie Stewart Margaret Miller for elimination dance Brian Stewart Wanda Anderson for statue dance and the Butcher cousins for spot dance.
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